We all run out of things to talk about. Or at least we all run out of good things to talk about. Day 11 of problogger’s challenge focuses on coming up with ideas for future blog posts. The task was to follow his three steps and create a web of ideas. Here is my task:The Set Up – The set-up includes choosing your last 5...
Blogging is not about writing, it is about conversation, it is about knowledge, and about listening. Problogger points out that many bloggers forget to take a step away from their wordpress dashboard to see what is going on around them. The solution? Set up alerts to monitor what is going on in your niche! My challenge for day 10 of the Problogger’s 31D2BBB is to...
Forums*…aren’t those for people who want to talk about cars or plastic surgery? Apparently not! According to problogger’s challenge for the day, joining a forum and answering some questions can be a great way to add traffic to your blog. He suggests finding a forum that is discussing a topic that you care about – whether it’s jazz, animals, business or photography. Since I have a...
Yesterday was day #3 of how to make you blog better in 31 days from problogger. But, because of the craziness that ensued, I didn’t really feel like someone telling me what to write about. Problem? I still don’t. So I am taking his ‘promote a post’ and turning it into ‘promote really cool stuff’. Below is a widget that I created from amazon that...
11. …wait til someone writes a list of 10 ways to crank out a killer post, and then write about it! There are hundreds of great lists, but what about your 2¢? Add in your ideas on top of an already strong post and presto…all new post! Although this is a bit of a tease to Remarkablogger, adding to a list is another great way to...
I promise, I am not trying to ignore all my readers. I would spend all day writing for you if I could…but unfortunately, this is one very evil cold. And it has taken over my entire brain and body. I am lucky that I am even coherent enough to be getting anything done today, I’m not even attempting to be creative as I know I...
Forget everything you think you know about business, networking, marketing and sales. Forgotten? Ok good, now you can actually participate in social media. Social media has many names (and personally I hate all of them, as none of them really capture the true meaning). But, no matter what you call it, it is here to stay so you might as well learn as much as...
Using Twitter shouldn’t be a task – and neither should finding new Twitter followers. While looking through my twitter stream, I noticed @swoodruff & @ikepigott‘s posts about their rules for use of twitter. I expected the post to be filled with tips and tricks, but instead were their rules for how they choose who to follow or what followers could expect to find. After reading...
I love creative cards. I love argile socks. I love pink. Needless to say, this card caught my attention. And, although the quote can’t be credited to the creator of the card, it is a great message for her and her life. Suz (one of the staff writers for the OC Register) had commented on one of my blog posts. Since I appreciate each of...
Creativity doesn’t take a break. It doesn’t wait until you are in front of a computer and it rarely waits until you are ready. From the many posts that I’ve written, the one thing I know is that creativity comes to us when we least expect it. On a side note – yesterday I joined the age of technology. I had already joined it most of...
